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UK pledges wider legislation to tackle state-sponsored threats after London stabbings
The measure would let prosecutors treat proxy actors like foreign intelligence services and adds 25 million pounds to protect the Jewish community, officials said.
- Counterterrorism police in London are investigating whether recent synagogue arson attacks and Jewish site stabbings are connected, with a suspect who has a history of violence and mental health issues being questioned.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood declared antisemitism an emergency and the top security issue in the United Kingdom.
- The Community Security Trust reports a rise in antisemitic incidents in the UK, with 3,700 cases in 2025 compared to 1,662 in 2022, partly linked to the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.
- The UK government plans new legislation to prosecute individuals acting on behalf of state-sponsored groups following attacks linked to an Iran-backed organization.
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UK pledges wider legislation to tackle state-sponsored threats after London stabbings
Britain on Thursday said it would introduce new legislation to tackle state-sponsored threats, after two Jewish men were stabbed in the latest apparent antisemitic attack amid warnings that states like Iran were using criminal proxies.
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U.K. vows to tackle antisemitism 'emergency' as police probe double stabbing attack
LONDON — The British government Thursday called antisemitism in the U.K. an “emergency,” and said it would spend millions increasing security around Jewish sites after a string of arson attacks and a double stabbing
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